Livingston artist Michal Barkai is having a solo exhibition of her travel photographs at the Haggerty Gallery of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown.

The exhibition, titled “ Sightseeing ,” runs Oct. 1-31 and includes some thirty photographs of local scenery, national parks and other destinations.

Barkai's photographs were included numerous times in national juried exhibitions at the Salmagundi Club in NYC and her artwork has been featured in several art publications, including Southwest Art Magazine, American Art Collector Magazine, Stone Voices Magazine, Still Point Arts Quarterly and Outdoor Painter.com.

Barkai, who was born and raised in Israel, is an IT professional turned artist and views herself as a “balanced left side/right side of the brain”, crediting her former career for her analytical and organizational skills and attention to detail. Barkai devotes her time now to art and some of her favorite subjects include waterscapes, reflections and the changing seasons. “My influences come from different parts of my life, complementing each other: a natural sense for design, an early childhood by the sea and sun drenched fields of Israel, a move to the east coast of the USA, rich in waterscapes and seasonal changes, a long IT career that sharpened my analytical skills, followed by a need and opportunity allowing me to awaken my visual self”. She adds “Beauty, aesthetics and harmony feed my inner search for serenity and peace.”

Barkai is active in local art organizations and currently serves on the board of the Pastel Society of New Jersey.

To view Barkai's artwork, and follow her creative process, please visit the artist’s website and blog at www.MichalBarkai.com.

The Haggerty Gallery is located in the Haggerty Education Center at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Ave., Morristown.

The arboretum opens daily to the public without charge. The gallery opens daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.(except holidays), and for special events. The public is invited. Admission is free and artwork is for sale.

For directions, visit www.arboretumfriends.org or call 973-326-7603. For more information, call Michal Barkai at 973-994-7449.